Carpool etymology

English

English word carpool comes from English car, English pool

Etymology of carpool

Detailed word origin of carpool

Dictionary entry Language Definition
car English (en) (obsolete) A turn. (computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.. (rail transport, chiefly, North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.. (sailing) A [...]
pool English (en) (intransitive) to combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction. (transitive) to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of A small amount of liquid on a surface, such as a pool of blood.. A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one [...]
carpool English (en) An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.. The group of people who participate in such a pool. To travel together in such a pool.